Arctic Sea Ice Program

Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am

Updated: November 22, 2011, 10:47 am

Topics:

Oceans and seas (main) Meteorology (main) Geography (main) Weather & Climate (main)

The Arctic Sea Ice Program (ASIP) is a component of the Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS) whose objectives are to:

• Assemble a climatological archive which documents the state ofpack ice in both theArcticandAntarctic seas; and
• Study the interaction of polar pack ice with other elements of the global climate system.

The elements of the implementation strategy include:

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• Assembling aclimatology of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice based on available historical observations and new observing initiations within ACSYS;
• Determining the southward flux of pack ice;
• Studying the processes by which pack ice, the ocean and the atmosphere interact; and
• Studying sea ice mechanics at spatial scales (greater than one kilometer) relevant to its behavior in a geophysical context. ==Further Reading==
  • Physical Oceanography Index
  • Arctic Climate System Study web site

Citation

Baum, S. (2011). Arctic Sea Ice Program. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Arctic_Sea_Ice_Program